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Part 2: Survival Fishing Tactics and Techniques
Part 2: Tactics and Techniques In our first installment on survival fishing, we covered the basics. We briefly discussed: The benefits of learning the skill of fishing How to get started in learning Tactics and techniques Types of fish You can read that article by clicking here. Today, we’ll expand...
Summer's Not Official Yet – But Crises are Already Boiling
Near Boiling: Warning Signs of a Volatile Summer Thousands of Tremors – A Prelude to What? A few weeks back, we did our first in-depth analysis on earthquake preparedness. You can read that article here. One of the key points about earthquakes is that they provide us with very little...
2 Keys to Summer Fun: How to Prepare
2 Keys to Summer Fun: How to Prepare Each Memorial Day, we honor our fallen heroes. This national holiday is also the start of the summer travel season. With that in mind, we thought we’d share a few brief tips with you all. If you're planning on getting away for...
A Primer on Volcano Preparedness
A Primer on Volcano Preparedness On Thursday, May 3rd 2018, lava and volcanic steam found it’s way through a vent in the eastern flank of Kilauea, endangering the homes and lives of those living on Hawaii’s Big Island. Leading up to this event, Hawaii experienced hundreds of earthquakes, some a...
Hook, Line and Survival – Learning the Skill of Fishing
Hook, Line and Survival – Learning the Skill of Fishing Part 1: Getting Started If you were born of the Baby Boomer generation or earlier, chances are good that you have some familiarity with hunting, fishing or both. Less so for current generations. In 1980, the percentage of Americans who...
Out In The Ocean & Deep In The Earth, Danger Lurks
Out In The Ocean & Deep In The Earth, Danger Lurks 2017 was one of the most devastating hurricane seasons on record. It was the most expensive one in U.S. history – estimates are north of $200 billion over 17 named storms. We covered the stories of survival and loss...
Preparedness Lessons from the Lost in Space Reboot
Preparedness Lessons from the Lost in Space Reboot I remember watching very little TV growing up. I know I’m dating myself, but I only distinctly remember three things: the assassination of JFK, the moon landing and watching Lost in Space. I was a little young for the more “adult” space...
Preparedness Lessons from the Boy Scouts
"Always be Prepared" - Preparedness Lessons from the Boy Scouts Last weekend, I had the opportunity to join my nephew’s Scout troop on a camping outing. The weather in the inland Northwest can be unpredictable this time of year. But that was the purpose of this trip – to learn...
Recent Black Swan Events: 3 You May Have Missed
Recent Black Swan Events: 3 You May Have Missed A few years back, a friend who is also a prepper turned me on to a new phrase: Black Swan Events. Shortly after he told me about it, I got to digging. You can read our first write up on these...
Special Report: Building a Culture of Preparedness
Building a Culture of Preparedness In FEMA's 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, recently published and outlined in comments to the House Homeland Security Committee – the first strategic goal reads: "building a culture of preparedness." Seeing this intrigued me. As most in the prepper community, I've been skeptical of FEMA for some...
Preparedness Wisdom from Ephesians
Preparedness Wisdom from Ephesians It’s been some time since we discussed the Bible, and this weekend of Easter makes it a perfect time to return to the best-selling book of all time. This week takes us to the book of Ephesians. To give some historical background, it was written after...
Special Diets & Personal Tastes: Your Guide to Custom Food Storage
How To Easily Customize Your Long-Term Food Storage Supply If You Have Special Dietary Needs or Food Preferences When people are thinking of building their food storage plan, they often ask our experts these questions... How much food do I need? How long can I keep it in storage? Where...